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penny is a co-defendant in a civil lawsuit filed by 2000 olympian jamie dantzscher. she's accused former volunteer team doctor larry nassar of sexual abuse. he's in jail awaiting trial. u-s-a gymnastics has denied any wrongdoing. you've gotta see this video from new jersey -- i'll walk you through what's happening here. an elderly woman- is using 2 canes - and trying to cross a railroad track -- when the arms come down. a driver -- jumps out of his car to help her. a second man -- before the train roars through -- they get her out of the way. at xx time for weather. toss to eileen - weather alert this morning - rain/snow mix could cause some slick spots - drastically cooler with gusty winds today - cold weekend ahead - watching next tuesday for a coastal storm with late accu today: morning rain/snow mix. windy and cold. pm flurries possible. highs: 43-48 winds: nw 10-20 g 30+ tonight: clear and very cold. feeling like the single digits and low teens. lows: 18-23 winds: nw 10-15+ mph saturday: mostly sunny to partly cloudy. cold & breezy. highs: 34-40 winds: nw 5-15 m

two dozen bronze medalists, jamie dantzscher and jamie howard discussed abuse they allegedly suffered if a former national team doctor. >> now, i know that i'm not alone, more than 100 women have come forward and shared stories shockingly similar to mine. >> those gymnasts asked congress to put tougher sex abuse reporting standards in place for olympic sports. usa gymnastics is supporting a bill which would make it manslaughter t immediately report sexual abuse of amateur athletes to law enforcement. >>> two anti-abortion activists are facing felony charges for undercover videos shot at california planned parenthood clinics. the activists say they show clinic employees trying to sell them fetal tissue. planned parenthood says the claims were false and the videos were edited and are misleading. prosecutors are now accusing them of privacy invasion saying they were flipping without concept. a law there in california. one of the activists calls the charges bogus. >>> amazon is trying another way to sell brozrys. customers order in advance and then drive up and get the food in as little a

i just spoke to jamie dantzscher who called penny's resignation a major step to reforming the whole system. and she added now hopefully these young athletes will be in much better hands. dr. jon lapook, thanks, john. coming up next on the cbs evening news, dramatic video of a good samaritan shooting a man to save a deputy in danger. and later, the eight year old author who made the best seller list. >> a south florida man is being hailed as a hero for coming to the rescue of a sheriff deputy, david begnaud has the newly released video. we warn you, it's intense. >> cell phone video shows the attacker on top of a sheriff's deputy near fort myers florida. deputy first class dean bards had been in a high-speed chase with 53 year old edward strawter when the chase ended and the deputy tried to sub diseu the suspect, he was tackled to the ground. kimberly was a witness. >> he threw the officer to the ground so violently. i mean it was just-- it was awful. he started punching and hitting and hitting and hitting. i thought he was going to kill him. >> as he strad eled the deputy, investigators sa

. >> reporter: bronze medalist jamie dantzscher and fellow gymnast like jessica howard recount alleged abuse as teenagers at the hands of larry nassar, team usa's doctor for 19 years. charges he has denied. >> i trusted usa gymnastics, but i was sexually abused, as were so many other athletes. >> reporter: dr. nassar is now i waits charges and has pleaded not guilty. but former gymnasts like dominique moceanu, who was not sexually abused herself, described a culture of intimidation and humiliation. >> everybody around us knew that abuses were going on but they chose not to act because it became part of the cultural norm. >> reporter: usa gymnastics did not send a witness instead this statement. "we are dealing with a serious problem, and we recommit ourselves to promoting a safe environment for our athletes." usa gymnastics and the former gymnasts say they support a new bill that would make it mandatory to immediately report sexual abuse of amateur athletes to law enforcement. david. >> linsey davis with us tonight. >>> there's still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this tuesday

elite gymnasts including jessica howard and jamie dantzscher described sexual abuse by dr. lawrence nassar beginning when they were teens. dantzscher won a bronze medal in the 2000 olympics. >> he abused me in my hotel room in sydney at the olympic games. i was disbelieved and even criticized by some in the gymnastics community for bringing this disturbing issue to light. now i know that i am not alone. >> reporter: rhythmic gymnast jessica howard says she was 15 when dr. nassar first abused her. >> my post-gymnastics life has been fraught with issues stemming from the abuse i endured as a young teenager. >> reporter: the sex scandal has odbroiled u.s.a. gymnastics, the national governing body for the sport. last summer an investigation by the indie star revealed allegations against gymnastics coaches that prompted more than 100 young women, including howard and dantzscher, to come forward about nassar. u.s.a. gymnastics was a no-show at today's hearing. that angered connecticut senator richard blumenthal. >> if they really cared, they would be here. >> reporter: senator di

this is olympic bronze medalist jamie dantzscher, speaking about dr. nassar. usae abused me at the training center in texas. he abused me and california -- in california and all over the world. many times the abuse took place in my own room in my own bed. me at the olympic games in sydney. amy: in french guiana nearly , 10,000 people poured into the streets of french guiana's capital tuesday in what local authorities are calling the largest march in the french territory's history. french guiana, which sits on the north-east tip of south america, has been rocked by protests for weeks, including an ongoing general strike that shut down most schools, businesses, roads and the main airport on monday , and tuesday. the demonstrators are protesting unemployment, the high cost of living and the lack of public , services in the french territory. french guiana was colonized by the french in the 17th century, serving first as a slave colony and then a penal colony. it is now considered of france's five overseas departments. the french interior minister and the overseas

one of his alleged victims, olympic medalist jamie dantzscher, tearfully shared her personal story. >> many times the abuse took m place in my own room, in my own bed. worse, he abused me in my hotel room in sydney at the olympicy games. when i first spoke out about my abuse at the hands of dr.us nassar, i thought i was the only one. i was disbelieved and even criticized by some in the gymnastics community for bringing this disturbing issue to light.om >> woodruff: the former head of usa gymnastics, steve penny, resigned under pressure earlier this month. a group of senators is now pushing a bill that says groups overseeing olympic sports must immediately report sexual abuse allegations to police. a federal judge in detroit approved a plan today to replace water lines at 18,000 homes in flint, michigan. it's part of a settlement over lead-contamination. the deal calls for work to be done by 2020. it could cost nearly $90 million, with the federal and state governments splitting thed bill. and, on wall street today, o stocks moved higher on a survey that showed consumer confidence at i

the first witnesses jamie dantzscher who won an olympic bronze medal in the summer olympic games in sydney australia. she graduated from ucla in 2005 with a degree in psychology. rick adams is the chief olympic sport organizational development at the united states olympic committee. before joining the olympic committee in 2010, mr. adams served as the ceo of managing partners of the sports and the ceo. he graduated from ucla and obtained his law degree at crackers university. jessica howard was the u.s. national champion in rhythmic gymnastics from 99 to 2001 and is a member of the usa gymnastics hall of fame. eric olsen serves as a commonwealth attorney for separate county virginia and the national district attorneys association and chairman of the training education committee he has over two decades of experience in prosecuting domestic violence. finally, we are honored to have with us today dominique mocenau. she and her team won the gold medal in gymnastics at the 1996 summer atlantic games and today she remains the youngest in gymnastics history. she was inducted into the united state

some of the best competitors in their sport but retired championship gymnast jamie howard and jamie dantzscherainst the organization that failed to protect them. >> dr. nasr acted me as the good guy prompting me relief from the pain. in actuality he expertly abused me under the guise of treatment. >> reporter: dr. larry nassar worked for 18 years for usa gymnastics. the governing body for the sport in the u.s. he is seen here in this iconic photo helping kerri strug at the '96 atlanta games. dantzscher testified about nasr's alleged abuse before the senate judiciary committee tuesday joining others with similar stories to support a new bill aiming to protect young athletes reporting sexual abuse. >> dr. nassar abused me at the training center in texas. he abused me in california and all over the world many times in my own room in my own bed. worse, he abused me in my hotel room in sydney at the olympic games. >> this guy is disgusting and he's a monster. >> reporter: nassar is facing 2 michigan where he ran a clinic at michigan additional state charges stemming from alleged incidents involving